Inspired by the Bricker challenge, but a little different. The questions are phrased like normal questions. They are all Internet-related.
And since I’m broke, I’m afraid there is no prize. Hmmm, what would the incentive to answer the questions be without a reward? Okay, $10 cash money. That’s the prize. I’m not supporting anybody’s beer habit! The winner is on the honor system not to spend his or her winnings on beer.
If you find any errors or anything wrong with these questions, kindly let me know. Deadline is 2 AM CST May 11, since I’m pretty sure y’all are going to snap these right up. Most of them are easy, but some require a bit of knowledge. Good luck!
Before they got their own domain name, what was AltaVista’s URL?
Before the RIAA started cracking down on web sites with mp3’s, everybody who was anybody got their mp3 FTP sites from the proudly banner-free, ratio-hating _______'s Page of Good MP3.
What is the traditional remote port a Usenet client connects to?
Traditional web port?
Traditional FTP port?
IRC is actually a form of what TCP/IP protocol?
Up until a couple of years ago, what were the “Big Three” online services?
Rumor has it that Earthlink is owned by what religious organization?
What audio compression format that never really caught on boasts not only better audio quality than mp3, but smaller file sizes? (hint : the two most popular bitrates are 80kbps and 96kbps)
What is the FQDN of :
11001111**.01011111.10010110.**00001010
RARP was rendered obsolete by what protocol?
What does PING stand for?
What kind of cabling do Internet backbones use?
What does modem stand for?
What are the two most popular methods of high speed Internet access from home?
A T3 is equivalent to how many T1 lines?
What do you call the little plastic thing at the end of the telephone line that plugs into the jack in the wall?
What was the URL of the popular song lyrics search engine that the RIAA shut down?
What are the six main top-level domains in the U.S.?
What is the land code for South Africa?
To connect to a remote host, the host name must be resolved to an IP address. The IP address must be resolved to a ________ address.
22.---- 4.20.4.20 is a Class __ IP address.
How many available ports does a computer on the Internet have?
A port is a subset of a ________ .
Networks are seperated by and connected to each other with _________.
What is the oldest method of file transfer still in common use?
What two comic strip characters were once popular ways of getting files?
Sites in what domain are the most frequently visited on the Internet?
Who owns Netscape?
What term describes the variable sizes of the sending and recieving TCP buffers?
On this date, which is often referred to as the birth of the Internet, ARPANET packet-switching devices stopped accepting NCP packets and only passed TCP/IP packets.
What does SMTP stand for?
How 'bout SNMP ?
How fast is a T1 ?
What does baud rate measure?
Where would you go to find out who owns a particular domain name?
What is the name of the slimeball founder of AOL?
Chatrooms are to AOL as __________ are to IRC.
What popular rap musician is trying to sue people who illegally download his music?
If you don’t mind downloading your files in hundreds (or even thousands) of small parts, __________ is a great place to find music, movies, pics, and other binaries.
What lifesaving FTP command would one use after they were disconnected in the middle of a huge download?
What did it mean to “nuke” somebody?
On IRC, what was the intended purpose of “riding a split?”
At the time of Netscape’s introduction, what was the most popular web browser?
At the time of Internet Explorer’s introduction, what was the most popular web browser?
What legendary hacker was recently freed from prison under the stipulation that he not go near a computer for 5 years?
What is the name of the Javascript command that switches images when the mouse cursor moves over them?
What is the PSTN ?
What search engine boasts the largest index of sites on the web?
How long did I spend on AOL before I got a real ISP? (closest guess wins)
Whoops, I blew #12, didn’t I? I saw PNG instead of PING. There’s some reason to believe that PING stands for PING. From The Story of the PING Program:
“Yes, it’s true! I’m the author of ping for UNIX. … I named it after the sound that a sonar makes … From my point of view PING is not an acronym standing for Packet InterNet Grouper, it’s a sonar analogy. However, I’ve heard second-hand that Dave Mills offered this expansion of the name, so perhaps we’re both right.”
Re #10: 207.95.150.10 is part of a Class C network owned by:
Shimadzu Precision Instruments, Inc.
(NETBLK-NETCOMBLK2-NSPI)
20410 Earl Street
Torrance, CA 90503
US
Netname: NETCOMBLK2-NSPI
Netblock: 207.95.150.0 - 207.95.150.255
Coordinator:
ICG PST Hostmaster (NETCOM-HM-ARIN)
steve_chang@icgcomm.com
408-579-5000
Record last updated on 26-Feb-1999.
There appears to be no FQDN for 207.95.150.10, and it doesn’t answer pings. 207.95.150.1 does answer pings.
When I saw this this morning, I was sure that it would be pointless to enter, because someone was undoubtedly already typing the winning entry. But here it sits…
Oh well, skipping lunch would be good for me anyway. I’m bound to muff some, so the thread should pick up a bit as people correct my mistakes.
The internet (hey - it’s all packetized) but I suppose you mean USENET
RESTart
flood their connection with packets
to gain control (admin privileges) on a channel
Mosaic
Netscape
Kevin Mitnick
OnMouseover
public switched telephone network
Well, inktomi claims to have broken 500M on May 1, but I really wonder! Aside from that, it’s a tossup between FAST and Google (FAST for straight indexing, google uses a different technology)
48 hours? (not counting weeks spent trying to cancel the account)
Okay, first let me apologize for #10. I knew I’d screw something up with all those damn ones and zeros. It should have been 207.95.157.10, http://www.hightimes.com. JonF gets credit for it.
I guess I made most of the questions too easy. The first person with any knowledge to respond won. 21 points for JonF and a cool $10 bill. Email me your snail mail address if you wish to collect. An honorable mention goes to KP. Even though he was the third to try the challenge, he got 15 questions that nobody else did.
Other questions I screwed up or that require further explanation :
A T3 is equivalent to how many T1 lines?
My book said 28 even. My book is a piece of shit. I never did the math and apparently neither did they. Credit for that one goes to GaWd.
What is the oldest method of file transfer still in common use?
I didn’t phrase that one specifically enough. I was looking for FTP, but technically KP is correct with sneaker net.
40. If you don’t mind downloading your files in hundreds (or even thousands) of small parts, __________ is a great place to find music, movies, pics, and other binaries.
Again, poorly phrased, but KP got what I was looking for - Usenet.
How long did I spend on AOL before I got a real ISP? (closest guess wins)
KP was closest. I was on AOL for 8 of my 10 free hours before I waited on hold for an hour and a half to cancel “service.”
(hey - it’s all packetized) but I suppose you mean USENET